Growth
Business conditions on par with 1990s recession
by Staff Reporter • 1 May 2009
NAB’s quarterly Business Survey and Forecasts released yesterday showed business conditions continued to... READ MORE
Australian house prices stand firm
by Staff Reporter • 1 May 2009
RP Data and Rismark International’s national dwelling index released yesterday rose 1.6 per cent over the first... READ MORE
Firstfolio swoops for top industry execs
by Staff Reporter • 30 Apr 2009
As of June 1 2009, Brett Mansfield, currently ING DIRECT’s head of mortgage management, will join Firstfolio as... READ MORE
US recession easing: Fed
by Staff Reporter • 30 Apr 2009
“Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) [the Fed’s monetary policy... READ MORE
Swine flu threat to economy, industry
by Staff Reporter • 29 Apr 2009
The flu, which hit Mexico several days ago and has now emerged in several countries across the globe, has already hit... READ MORE
World a little rosier for US consumers
by Staff Reporter • 29 Apr 2009
The Conference Board, a US-based research house, said yesterday its Consumer Confidence Index rose to 39.2 points in... READ MORE
US house prices to slump further in 09
by Staff Reporter • 28 Apr 2009
US home prices will fall 12.5 per cent in 2009 before exhibiting some stability in late 2010, Fitch said, compared to... READ MORE
Economic forecaster says recession will ?hurt bad?
by Staff Reporter • 28 Apr 2009
In its latest Business Outlook, released today, Access said Australia’s recession would be “small”... READ MORE
NSW tops nation's default list
by Staff Reporter • 28 Apr 2009
Top areas for mortgage defaults were Nelson Bay and Raymond terrace on NSW's north coast, Katoomba in the Blue... READ MORE
Fixed rate competition to heat up
by Staff Reporter • 28 Apr 2009
Steven Shaw, NAB head of mortgages, said competition would erupt in the fixed rate home loan market.
"In the... READ MORE
Office vacancy rates rise
by Staff Reporter • 27 Apr 2009
Transactions were few and far between in the six months to March, Colliers International said, and vacancy rates... READ MORE
Glimmer of hope for international economy
by Staff Reporter • 27 Apr 2009
A communiqué issued following the G7 meeting said that the pace of decline in world economies had slowed and... READ MORE
Sharp increase on property rents revealed
by Staff Reporter • 23 Apr 2009
According to the Housing Industry Association (HIA) the figure, revealed in the ABS’ Consumer Price Index,... READ MORE
Inflation up despite slowdown
by Staff Reporter • 23 Apr 2009
Headline inflation slowed from 3.7 to 2.5 per cent in the March quarter, the ABS said, but the underlying rate which... READ MORE
Sydney to lead residential upswing
by Staff Reporter • 23 Apr 2009
The survey, released yesterday, found that members of the property industry expect Sydney to be the first market to... READ MORE

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